by admin | Oct 3, 2012 | Afghanistan
These New York events are planned for the somber occasion of 11 full years at war in Afghanistan – America’s longest war. Wednesday, October 3 4:30 PM-5:30 PM Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan 5th Ave. between 49th & 50th Sts. Grandmothers Against the War Vigil for...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Next week, Just Foreign Policy’s Policy Director, Robert Naiman, is traveling to Pakistan as part of a peace delegation to call for an end to U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. He plans to deliver a petition from Americans to the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan and to...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | Climate and Environmental Justice
Yesterday, we learned that Texas police applied sustained chokeholds, violent arm-twisting, pepper spray, and multiple uses of tasers to move two peaceful tar sands protesters—all at the behest of TransCanada employees. On Monday, eight brave people climbed trees on...
by admin | Sep 25, 2012 | Climate and Environmental Justice
“This is no winter now. The frozen misery Of centuries breaks, cracks, begins to move; The thunder is the thunder of the floes, The thaw, the flood, the upstart Spring. Thank God our time is now when wrong Comes up to face us everywhere, Never to leave until we take...
by admin | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I know it seems like more of a noble sacrifice to cut spending on things people less fortunate than ourselves need, but can somebody explain to me why it wouldn’t be at least that noble to eliminate the budget of the CIA, which serves no one? The Washington...